Matilda had what we would today view as the strongest claim to succeed her father as Monarch of England but her cousin Stephen usurped the throne. However, Matilda's eldest son (by Geoffrey Plantagenet) succeeded Stephen and became King Henry II of England.

The following are as shown in "The Royal Bastards ..." (referred to under Main Sources below), with some supplementation from 'GenEU', except for Emma (wife of Guy de Labal) who was given only by 'GenEU'.

Sybil was definitely mother of Sybil and Rainald, possibly also of William and Rohese. Some sources suggest that there was another daughter by this relationship, Gundred, but it appears that she may have been a sister of 'the other' Reginald de Dunstanville.

Main source(s):
(1) GenEU (Normandy) with support from many sources on the legitimate royals
(2) "The Royal Bastards of Medieval England" by Chris Given-Wilson & Alice Carteris (ISBN 0-7102-0025-0)Back to top of page